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Fist of the North Star 2 (TV)

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Alternative title:
Hokuto no Ken 2 (Japanese) 
北斗の拳2 (Japanese) 
북두의 권 2기 (Korean) 
Genres: action , drama , science fiction 
Objectionable content: Significant 
Plot Summary: Set several years after the original series, Kenshiro returns to the battlefield when his former travelling companions Bat and Lin, now leaders of the Hokuto Army, are at war with the corrupt Celestial Empire controlled by Jakoh. Kenshiro faces against the masters of Gento Koken, who are being coerced to do Jakoh's evil bidding. The setting later changes to the ancient Land of Shura, the birthplace of the Hokuto, Nanto and Gento styles, where Kenshiro must face agaisnt the masters of the Hokuto Ryuken style, a style derived from the same clan as Kenshiro's Hokuto Shinken. 
User Ratings: 161 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 26 votes (sub:20, dub:2, ?:1, edit.dub:1, others:2
2 Italian dubbed
)
 Excellent: 19 votes (sub:16, ?:1, others:2
1 Italian dubbed
1 Italian subtitled
)
 Very good: 30 votes (sub:23, dub:2, raw:1, others:4
3 Italian dubbed
1 Italian edited dub
)
 Good: 33 votes (sub:30, dub:2, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Decent: 23 votes (sub:17, dub:3, others:3
2 Italian dubbed
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 So-so: 15 votes (sub:11, dub:3, others:1
1 French dubbed
)
 Not really good: 6 votes (sub:6)
 Weak: 3 votes (sub:3)
 Bad: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Awful: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Worst ever: 2 votes (sub:1, dub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 397 users, rank: #2520 (of 10083)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.168 (Good+), std. dev.: 2.1446, rank: #3162 (of 10235)
Weighted mean: 7.046 (Good), rank: #3485 (of 10235) (seen all: 7.36 / seen some: 6.26 / won't finish: 2.92)
Bayesian estimate: 7.078 (Good), rank: #3165 (of 7688)
Running time: 25 minutes per episode 
Number of episodes: 43 
Episode titles: We have 43
Vintage: 1987-03-13 to 1988-02-18 
Release dates: We have 11
Opening Theme:
"Tough Boy" by TOM*CAT 
Ending Theme:
#01: "Love Song" by TOM*CAT (eps 01-42) 
#02: "Yuria...Forever" by Crystal King (ep 43) 
Insert song:
"Ai o Torimodose!!" (愛をとりもどせ!!) by Crystal King (ep 43) 
"Kareta Daichi" (枯れた大地) by Akira Kamiya (ep 22) 
"Kill the Fight" by Masato Shimon (eps 13,15,19,33) 
"Silent Survivor" by Kodomo Band (ep 43) 
"Wind & Rain" by Masato Shimon (eps 12,36) 
Links: We have 2
Trivia: We have 1
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    Fist of the North Star: The TV Series - The Complete Series Collection (Sub.Blu-ray) 2017-10-31 (from $68.49)
DVD (Region 1)
    Fist of the North Star: The TV Series - The Complete Series Collection (DVD 1-4) 2014-03-25 (from $199.99)
    Fist of the North Star: The TV Series - The Complete Series Collection (Sub.DVD 4) 2011-11-08 (from $89.99)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Series Director: Toyoo Ashida 
Script:
Higashi Shimizu (11 episodes
eps 8, 12, 17, 22-24, 29, 33, 37-38, 42
) 
Hiroshi Toda  (26 episodes
eps 1-3, 5-7, 9-10, 13-15, 18-21, 25, 27-28, 30-31, 34-36, 39, 41, 43
) 
Yukiyoshi Ōhashi (6 episodes
eps 4, 11, 16, 26, 32, 40
) 
Episode Director:
Atsutoshi Umezawa (eps 3, 8) 
Hideo Watanabe (5 episodes
eps 2, 9, 17, 23, 29
) 
Hiromichi Matano (14 episodes
eps 1, 5, 8, 10, 12, 16, 19, 24, 27, 31, 33, 36, 40, 43
) 
Jōhei Matsuura (7 episodes
eps 6, 14, 20, 25, 30, 35, 42
) 
Jun Fukuda (ep 10) 
Jutarō Ōba (ep 38) 
Masahisa Ishida (7 episodes
eps 7, 13, 18, 22, 28, 34, 39
) 
Masayuki Akehi (ep 11) 
Nobutaka Nishizawa (ep 15) 
Renji Kawabata (eps 4, 11, 15) 
Toshihiko Arisako (5 episodes
eps 21, 26, 32, 37, 41
) 
Music: Nozomi Aoki 
Original Manga:
Buronson 
Tetsuo Hara 
Character Design: Masami Suda 
Art Director: Nobuto Sakamoto 
Art:
Chisato Sunagawa (eps 4, 8, 13) 
Fumi Kanegawa (ep 17) 
Hiroshi Matsumoto (4 episodes
eps 18, 22, 25, 28
) 
Katsuhisa Kobayashi (ep 9) 
Keito Watanabe (ep 42) 
Kenji Matsumoto (13 episodes
eps 7, 10, 12, 15-16, 20, 24, 26, 30-36 even, 40
) 
Kyōko Nakayama (eps 5, 19) 
Masao Ichigaya (16 episodes
eps 1, 3, 11, 14, 21, 23, 27-37 odd, 38-39, 41, 43
) 
Teiichi Akashi (ep 6) 
Yōko Motomiya (ep 2) 
Animation Director:
Hirohide Shikishima (6 episodes
eps 2, 9, 17, 23, 29, 39
) 
Hironobu Saitō (4 episodes
eps 10, 16, 28, 41
) 
Hirotoshi Kaneko (4 episodes
eps 4, 12, 22, 33
) 
Hiroyuki Yamada (ep 17) 
Junichi Hayama (7 episodes
eps 6, 14, 19, 24, 30, 36, 42
) 
Kiyotoshi Aoi (7 episodes
eps 3, 11, 18, 25, 32, 37, 43
) 
Masaki Kudō (ep 38) 
Masami Suda (5,13,20,26,35) 
Nobuhiro Masuda (ep 7) 
Noriyoshi Yamazaki (7 episodes
eps 1, 8, 15, 21, 27, 34, 40
) 
Yūki Kinoshita (ep 31) 
Sound Director: Kanji Fukunaga 
Executive producer:
Tadashi Oka 
Yoshinobu Nakao 
Producer: Yoshio Takami 

Editing: Masaaki Hanai 
Finish Animation: Fumie Kurihara (6 episodes
eps 20, 24, 29, 33, 39, 42
) 
In-Between Animation:
Hironori Ohkuma (ep 41) 
Hitoyuki Matsui (ep 23) 
Insert Song Arrangement: Kimio Mizutani 
Insert Song Composition: Masato Shimon (as Daian Len) 
Insert Song Lyrics: Reo Rinozuka 
Insert Song Performance: Masato Shimon 
Key Animation:
Junichi Hayama (5 episodes
eps 14, 19, 24, 30, 36
) 
Masami Suda (5 episodes
eps 5, 13, 20, 26, 35
) 
Shigeki Kuhara (31) 
Yōichi Ōnishi 
Music Selection: Hideyuki Tanaka 
Production manager: Yoshirō Sugawara 
Sound Effects: Michihiro Itō 
Theme Song Arrangement:
Ken Yajima (ED) 
Tsuyoshi Ujiki (OP) 
Theme Song Composition:
Kaoru Takagaki (ED) 
Tom (OP) 
Theme Song Lyrics: Tom 
Theme Song Performance: Tom 
Akira Kamiya as Kenshirō 
Miina Tominaga as Lin 

Daisuke Gōri as Akashachi  (6 episodes
eps 14, 16, 18-19, 26, 28
) 
Hideyuki Tanaka as Falco  (eps 5-15) 
Hirotaka Suzuoki as Shachi  (eps 16-22, 24-38) 
Keiichi Nanba as Bat  (eps 1-15, 42-43) 
Ken Yamaguchi as Ein  (eps 4-12) 
Kenji Utsumi as Kaiō  (eps 24-43) 
Kōhei Miyauchi as Jūkei  (12 episodes
eps 19-22, 24-27, 35-36, 39-40
) 
Kōji Totani as Han  (eps 17-20) 
Masako Katsuki as Leia  (15 episodes
eps 17-22, 24-25, 27-29, 34, 37-39
) 
Nozomu Sasaki as Tao  (14 episodes
eps 16-18, 20-22, 24-25, 27-28, 34, 37-38, 40
) 
Shigeru Chiba as
Jakō  (eps 1-13) 
Kuroyasha  (eps 30, 34-42) 
Narrator 
Shinji Ogawa as Hyō  (eps 22, 24-43) 
Takeshi Aono as Rihaku  (14 episodes
eps 1-4, 6-7, 9-15, 43
) 
Yoshino Takamori as Lui (eps 11-15) 

Aiko Konoshima as Hokuto Spirit (eps 38, 41) 
Akiko Tsuboi as Kaiō's Mother (ep 39) 
Arisa Andō as Airi  (ep 5) 
Atsushi Ii as
Coyote (eps 31-32) 
Joseph (eps 8, 11-13) 
Banjō Ginga as
Buzori  (ep 4) 
Executioner (ep 1) 
Narrator (ep 1) 
Souther (ep 43) 
Daisuke Gōri as Hazu Harn  (eps 5-7) 
Gara Takashima as Sayaka  (eps 30-32) 
Hiroyuki Satō as Asura (ep 42) 
Ikuya Sawaki as
Asura (ep 20) 
Beron (ep 8) 
Muhari (ep 2) 
Page (ep 16) 
Jūji Matsuda as
Nameless Asura (eps 14-15) 
Pirate (ep 14) 
Kaneto Shiozawa as Rei (ep 43) 
Katsuji Mori as
Jūkei (young; ep 26) 
Shū (ep 43) 
Katsumi Toriumi as Toki (young; ep 24) 
Kazuhiko Kishino as Kosem (eps 21-22) 
Kazumi Tanaka as
Asura (eps 25, 31, 42) 
Boro (ep 15) 
Centipede A (ep 23) 
Nagato (eps 24, 27, 33) 
Pirate B (ep 18) 
Kazuo Oka as
Large Asura (ep 23) 
Zarji (eps 1, 3) 
Ken Yamaguchi as
Asura (ep 32) 
Gameleo (ep 25) 
Kenji Utsumi as Raoh  (5 episodes
eps 9-10, 19, 21, 40
) 
Kimitoshi Yamamoto as
Asura (eps 30, 34) 
Jun (ep 3) 
Kōhei Miyauchi as Old Red Dragon (ep 2) 
Kōichi Kitamura as Petero  (ep 33) 
Kōichi Yamadera as
Asura (eps 30, 32) 
Villager (ep 23) 
Kōji Totani as
Ren (ep 8) 
Ryūken  (ep 26) 
Zebra (ep 40) 
Kōzō Shioya as
Asura (ep 16) 
Boss Asura (ep 34) 
I. (ep 1) 
Kumiko Kawasaki as Nene (ep 3) 
Kuniko Oguchi as Myū  (eps 9-15) 
Masaaki Ōkura as Kaiō (young; eps 39-40) 
Masaharu Satō as
Gunshō (ep 37) 
Kaijin (ep 17) 
Old Jeweler (ep 30) 
Pirate (eps 28-29) 
Refugee (ep 33) 
Samot (eps 40-41) 
Sancho (ep 24) 
Taiga (eps 7, 9-14) 
Xiè (ep 22) 
Masaru Ikeda as Bask  (ep 3) 
Masashi Hironaka as Rock  (eps 22-24) 
Masato Hirano as
Asura (6 episodes
eps 27, 31, 33-34, 37, 42
) 
Bounty Hunter A (ep 8) 
Pige (ep 16) 
Pirate A (ep 18) 
Zorba (eps 1, 3) 
Michihiro Ikemizu as
Cain (ep 31) 
Soria  (ep 5) 
Michitaka Kobayashi as
Asura (eps 29, 34, 42) 
Bruce (ep 22) 
Centipede B (ep 23) 
Franco (ep 24) 
G. (ep 1) 
Hokuto Pupil (ep 26) 
Royal Guard (ep 26) 
Saiya (eps 10-13) 
Mie Suzuki as Bat (young; ep 43) 
Miina Tominaga as Rin 
Mika Doi as Ōka (ep 41) 
Nobuo Tobita as
Haru (eps 1-2) 
Raoh (young; eps 24, 39) 
Noriko Uemura as Old Woman (ep 32) 
Ryō Horikawa as
Chain (ep 21) 
Hyō (young; 5 episodes
eps 24, 27, 35-36, 40
) 
José (ep 24) 
Ryōichi Tanaka as Joe (ep 1) 
Sakae Kawakita as Asuka's Mother (ep 8) 
Saori Suzuki as
Asuka  (eps 8, 11-13) 
Tetsu (ep 33) 
Seiko Nakano as Yomu (ep 33) 
Shigeru Chiba as
Kujin (ep 24) 
Old Boro (eps 17, 19) 
Taiki Matsuno as Johann (eps 22-23) 
Takaya Hashi as Toki (ep 43) 
Tesshō Genda as Shōki  (eps 5-6, 9) 
Tetsuo Mizutori as Geira (ep 4) 
Toku Nishio as Silver Spear (ep 17) 
Tomiko Suzuki as Lin (young; ep 43) 
Tomomichi Nishimura as
Alf  (eps 15-16) 
Pirate (ep 14) 
Toshiko Fujita as Mamiya  (eps 5-6) 
Toshio Furukawa as Shin (ep 43) 
Unshō Ishizuka as Bounty Hunter B (ep 8) 
Yasuo Tanaka as
Barona (ep 3) 
Buron (ep 21) 
Hokuto Elder (ep 41) 
Yōko Kawanami as Rock's Mother (ep 23) 
Yonehiko Kitagawa as Old Man (ep 18) 
Yoshino Takamori as Rui 
Yōsuke Akimoto as Boltz (eps 7, 9-10) 
Yū Shimaka as
Arunai Asura (ep 18) 
Gil Harn (eps 5-7) 
Gyōko (ep 32) 
Yūji Mikimoto as
Asura (ep 30) 
Bartender (ep 2) 
Yuka Ōno as Boy (ep 32) 
Yukimasa Kishino as Pirate (ep 14) 
Yukitoshi Hori as
Asura (ep 28) 
Gammon (ep 23) 
Instructor (ep 40) 
Yūko Minaguchi as Mamu (ep 1) 
Yuriko Yamamoto as
Shume (ep 41) 
Yuria  (eps 4, 6, 43) 
Yūsaku Yara as
Geld (ep 2) 
Kaiser  (eps 15-17) 
Yutaka Shimaka as
Arunai Asura (ep 18) 
Gill Harn  (eps 5-7) 
Gyōko (ep 32) 

Hirohiko Kakegawa (eps 29, 37) 
Hiroyuki Satō (ep 29) 
Kōichi Yamadera 
Kōzō Shioya 
Masaharu Satō 
Michitaka Kobayashi 
Takeji Yoshihara (ep 41) 
Yūichi Meguro 
Yukimasa Kishino 
Japanese companies
Animation: Toei Animation 
Animation Production: Toei Animation 
Broadcaster: Fuji Television Network 
Development: Toei Chemical Industry 
Finish Animation:
GOODS (ep 38) 
Monsieur Onion (ep 23) 
Studio DEEN (5 episodes
eps 3, 6, 14, 19, 23
) 
Suzuki Animation Planning (ep 41) 
Photography: Sankō Production (ep 38) 
Production:
Fuji Television Network 
Shueisha 
Studio Live 
Toei Animation 
Recording Studio: Toei Audio Visual Art Center 
Sound Effects: E&M Planning Center 
special effects: Marix 
English staff
English cast
Script: William Winckler 
Music:
Mel Lewis  (OP & ED themes) 
Executive producer:
J.F. Oya (Rioloco Productions) 
Kōzō Morishita (Toei Animation) 
William Winckler (William Winckler Productions) 
Producer:
Justin Sevakis (Discotek SD Blu-ray) 
Michael Gonzales 

Blu-Ray Authoring: Justin Sevakis (Discotek) 
Blu-Ray Compression: Justin Sevakis (Discotek) 
Editing: John Sudderth 
Menu Design: Gary Swarer (Discotek SD Blu-ray) 
Subtitle Manager: Anthon Meyer (Discotek SD Blu-ray) 
Voice Direction: William Winckler 
English companies
ADR Production: William Winckler Productions 
Broadcaster: Nippon Golden Network (Broadcast w\ JP dialogue\Eng. subtitles, circa late 80s) 
Internet Streaming: FUNimation Entertainment 
Licensed by: Discotek Media 
Production: Toei Animation (2009 William Winckler Productions dub) 
Italian staff
Italian cast
Dubbing Director: Bruno Cattaneo 
Alessio Cigliano as Ken Hokuto 

Alessio Cigliano as Bart Adulto (1st voice) 
Ambrogio Colombo as
Hyo (1^ voce) 
Kaio 
Raul 
Yasha Nero 
Bruno Cattaneo as Jako 
Daniela Caroli as Lynn 
Gabriele Carrara as Jukei 
Marcello Mandò as Rihaku 
Massimo Milazzo as
Bart Adulto (2nd voice) 
Hyo (2^ voce) 
Ork 
Massimo Pizzirani as Falco 
Stefanella Marrama as Louise 

Alessio Cigliano as
Sia 
Tom (1^ voce) 
Ambrogio Colombo as Sauzer 
Bruno Cattaneo as
Barone 
Bas 
Bruto 
Gronco 
Pirata Rosso 
Shin 
Daniela Caroli as
Aru 
Aska 
Julia 
Laya (2nd voice) 
Mamiya 
Muh (1^ voce) 
Tom (2^ voce) 
Uka 
Francesco Caruso as Rock 
Marco Mete as
Hain 
Jack 
Soria 
Massimo Milazzo as
Boro 
Nagato 
Rei 
Tiger 
Toki 
Massimo Pizzirani as Shu 
Monica Ward as
John 
Lady Sayaka 
Laya (1st voice) 
Shume 
Tom (3^ voce) 
Stefanella Marrama as
Airy 
Muh (2^ voce) 
Italian companies

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